Resurrected Rust Garage’s Resurgence Rat Rod

Gary Fisher and his crew at Resurrected Rust Garage transform disparate parts into the Resurgence Rat Rod, the winner of the 2015 Rat Rod build-off, a national contest organized by Rat Rod Magazine. The Resurrected Rust Garage team won the trophy for the second year in a row.

Resurrected Rust Garage’s Resurgence Rat RodPhoto by Mark Toal

The Resurrected Rust Garage crew built this beauty under budget — The Resurgence Rat Rod tallied up a build cost of $2,600 — Rat Rod Magazine build-off rules prohibit spending more than $3,000 on a contending project.

For Resurgence, that included the cost of cutting apart and stretching the chassis of a 1972 Dodge motor home.

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